Queen Mary, the wife of George V and mother of Edward VIII and George VI, died after a long illness on 24 March 1953. She was 86 and outlived two of her children. She was buried alongside her husband in St George's Chapel, Windsor.
eventREF E-0011797Revised
24 March 1953
Queen Mary dies
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01BBC News, "Queen Mary dies peacefully after illness", From: BBC News,[Online] Available at:news.bbc.co.uk,[Accessed 11 March 2014].
- 02Royal Central, "Mary ”“ Queen Of Hearts", From: Royal Central,[Online] Available at:www.royalcentral.co.uk,[Accessed 11 March 2014].
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Queen Mary dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011797
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